Great turn out for community meeting

February 14, 2009
Thank you to all those that came out to the community meeting on Tuesday. I think the large turnout really got the Diocese attention that we do not agree with what they are trying to do to our community.
Your input on this Tent City issue is very important. If you would like your have your views posted on this site for all to see, please email us. (I am working on getting an area where you can just post comments, but I am experiencing technical difficulties, but check soon for this feature)
 

Street Corner Awareness Campaign

January 31, 2009
Our street corner awareness campaign was a success! On Firday, January 30th, we stood on the corners of Hillsborough & 56th, Harney Rd. and Orient Rd. We handed out flyers to get everyone in the community aware of what the Diocese is trying to do to our community.
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Our Goal

January 11, 2009

Please understand our goal is not to oppose helping the homeless, it is opposing helping them in the well intentioned yet misguided way the St. Petersburg Diocese is proposing. While they have a noble goal of helping as many as possible as soon as possible, this is exactly where the problems are created. When they take people in and then figure out if they have a desire to be independent, we have a large amount of homeless who are accepting of their lifestyle and do not want to change now in ...


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A group of supporters and opponents visited Pinellas Hope

January 11, 2009
A group of 8 residents from East Lake Park visited Pinellas Hope on Jan. 10th. We have posted some photos and will be updating the site with details and information we learned from Sheila Lopez, the COO of the Diocese of St. Peteersburg.

We would like to thank Sheila for having us out. She is a sweet lady and we appreciate her taking the time to answer our questions and give us a tour of the facility.
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What we are doing...

January 8, 2009

We are diligently working on many projects. We need more volunteers to get out and gather petition signatures. It does not matter where you live, if you are 200 feet or 30 miles away from this proposed homeless tent site, you can get out in your area and help. This will affect everyone in Hillsborough County and potentially beyond when they try to put this in your neighborhood too. We will supply you with a clipboard, petitions, fliers, educational material and other supplies.

 

Your input...


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Trying to get the Diocese to let a group tour Pinellas Hope

January 7, 2009
I have left a message for Shiela Lopez and gotten no response asking for a group of residents and buisness owners in Hillsborough County to tour the Pinellas facility. She has not returned my calls. The Facility Manager of Pinellas Hope is unreachable since her voicemail is full. Still trying to coordinate this effort.
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Zoning Rescheduled

January 6, 2009
I spoke with planning and growth management today. They rescheduled the meeting for the 17th of February. They have not posted the correct signage yet. They are changing their request from 500 tents to 240 tents.
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ELP Residents in the St Pete Times

January 5, 2009
Joanne and Hal made it in the St Pete times. See articles section for the link.
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My Visit to Pinellas Tent City (Pinellas Hope)

December 27, 2008

My visit to Pinellas Tent City:

Dec 20th, 2008 at 11am

 

            My overall reaction to the operation is that it was even worse than I ever imagined. It is not families who fell on hard times and lost their homes. This is a gathering place for homeless people who are content being homeless. This operation does not help those in the immediate community, it brings the problems of other areas to Clearwater. This place is full of alcoholics and addicts. The conditions they are living in th...


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